
Digital Futures
Expert Briefings on Digital Technologies for Education and Research
- 1st Edition - July 10, 2015
- Editors: Martin Hall, Martyn Harrow, Lorraine Estelle
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 3 8 4 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 4 0 0 - 5
A co-branded book project with Jisc (formerly the Joint Information Systems Commitee), off the back of DigiFest 2014, a digital festival run by Jisc for the first time in 2014. Th… Read more

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Request a sales quoteA co-branded book project with Jisc (formerly the Joint Information Systems Commitee), off the back of DigiFest 2014, a digital festival run by Jisc for the first time in 2014. The aim of the book is to bring cutting-edge discussion as heard at DigiFest to the information professional/academic librarian readership. Digital Futures will provide expert briefings to information professionals on the emerging trends in the digital technologies that are transforming teaching and research in higher education.
- Written by subject experts working at the forefront in emerging trends and digital technologies
- Encompasses issues that impact across the higher education institution: learning, research and network security
- Aids strategic thinking and informs decision making
IT and Informational Professionals in Higher Education
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- MOOCs
- Open Access
- Managing Digital Risks
- Open Data
- The Digital Student Experience
- International Collaboration
- Chapter 1. MOOCs
- 1.1 The Melting of the MOOC
- 1.2 From Education to Training
- 1.3 Fight or Flight
- References
- Chapter 2. Open Access: The Costs and Opportunities
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The Costs of OA
- 2.3 The Opportunities for OA
- 2.4 Research Impact
- Chapter 3. Creating Opportunities Through Security
- 3.1 Understanding Security in Research and Education
- 3.2 New Ways of Being Secure
- 3.3 Designing Security for Research and Education
- 3.4 Creating Opportunities Through Safe Working
- References
- Chapter 4. Open Data: Higher and Further Education Stepping up to the Challenge
- 4.1 Why It Matters
- 4.2 Where Is Further and Higher Education?
- Chapter 5. Enhancing the Digital Student Experience
- 5.1 What Is Changing?
- 5.2 Who Owns the Technology?
- 5.3 How Is Technology Enhancing the Curriculum?
- 5.4 How Is Technology Enhancing Assessment?
- 5.5 How Are Students Engaged in Developing the Digital Student Experience?
- 5.6 What Are the Challenges Facing Institutions?
- 5.7 Principles for Developing an Enhanced Digital Student Experience
- References
- Chapter 6. International Collaboration and the Changing Digital World – Opportunities and Constraints
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Research E-infrastructure
- 6.3 Network E-infrastructure
- 6.4 Computational E-infrastructure
- 6.5 Data E-infrastructure
- 6.6 Virtual Research Environments
- 6.7 Virtual communication
- 6.8 Conclusion
- References
- No. of pages: 68
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 10, 2015
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081003848
- eBook ISBN: 9780081004005
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